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The Ministry of Aliyah and Integration published its annual immigration summary on Wednesday, covering the period from Passover 2024 to Passover 2025.
Despite the ongoing war and security challenges Israel has faced over the past year, immigration has not stopped. During this time, 27,281 new immigrants arrived in Israel and chose to begin a new chapter of their lives here.
Russia led all countries in the number of immigrants this year, with 15,188 new arrivals. It was followed by the United States with 3,209, France with 2,265 and Ukraine with 878. In addition, a small number of immigrants arrived from countries not commonly associated with Aliyah, including South Korea, Kenya, Zambia—and even Afghanistan—each represented by a single newcomer.
According to the ministry, the new immigrants span a wide range of ages. Among them were 212 people aged 85 and older, as well as 5,700 children under the age of 18. The largest age group was adults aged 25–34, comprising 4,519 individuals—roughly 16% of this year’s total—and representing a significant boost to the Israeli workforce.
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The immigrants also bring with them a variety of professional skills: 1,345 come from the medical field, 3,236 are engineers, 297 are artists or athletes and 13 are farmers.
The newcomers settled in 286 communities across the country. Tel Aviv–Jaffa absorbed the highest number, with 4,215 immigrants—about 15.5% of the total—followed by Netanya and Haifa, with 4,066 and 3,032 new arrivals, respectively.
In addition to these major cities, immigrants also chose to settle in smaller communities such as Mitzpe Ramon, Ma’ale Gilboa and Rechalim—demonstrating both broad geographic dispersion and a desire to integrate into diverse aspects of Israeli life.